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| 2020-07-21 07:34:44 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-CONSTRUCTION |
| | SERVICES/ BUILDING DIVISION |
| | 2017 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| | W. P. B. PERMIT: 20061417 |
| | ADD: 700 S. ROSEMARY AVE. UNIT: B-17 |
| | CONT: MOCCA CONSTRUCTION |
| | TEL: 305-964-8440 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2017 WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION |
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| | 2017 EXISTING BUILDING CODE. 801.3 COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW |
| | CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND SPACES |
| | SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
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| | 1ST REVIEW |
| | DATE: TUES. JULY 21/ 2020 |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
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| | 1) THE STRUCTURAL SHEETS SHOW THE USE OF WELDED AND |
| | BOLTED CONNECTIONS. THE SHEET S0.0 STRUCTURAL NOTES |
| | REQUIRE SPECIAL INSPECTIONS DONE BY 3RD PARTY |
| | CERTIFICATION, FOR WELDED & BOLTED CONNECTIONS. WELDED |
| | OR BOLTED CONNECTIONS. THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO |
| | PROVIDE WELD PROCEDURE SPECIFICATIONS & WELDER OPERATOR |
| | PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION RECORDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | THE REFERENCED STANDARDS AT TIME OF INSPECTION FOR |
| | FIELD WIELDING, ON THE JOB-SITE WIELDING. THIRD PARTY |
| | CERTIFICATION WILL BE REQUIRED. REPORTS SUBMITTED TO |
| | BUILDING INSPECTOR AT TIME OF FRAMING INSPECTION. |
| | 2017 FBC-B 2204.1 WELDING |
| | 1. WELD PROCEDURES SPECIFICATIONS |
| | 2. QUALIFICATIONS OF WELDING PERSONAL |
| | 2017 FBC-B 2204.2 BOLTING. |
| | IF FURTHER CLARIFICATION AND OR QUESTIONS IS REQUIRED |
| | PLEASE CONTACT THE CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR KEN CONRAD |
| | AT |
| | 561-805-6666. |
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| | 2) THE STRUCTURAL SHEET S0.0 PROVIDES A PORTION OF THE |
| | WIND DESIGN CRITERIA BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE WHAT THE MEAN |
| | ROOF HEIGHT IS AT? |
| | 2017 FBC-B TABLE 1609.7(2) ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR |
| | HEIGHT & EXPOSURE. PROVIDE THE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT FOR THE |
| | BUILDING.. ASCE 7-10 TABLE 30.3.1. |
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| | 3) THE STRUCTURAL SHEET S0.0 PROVIDE A COMPONENTS AND |
| | CLADDING CHART FOR ROOF ZONES 1, 2, & 3. THE CHART NOR |
| | THE WIND DESIGN CRITERIA DOES NOT INDICATE THE MEAN |
| | ROOF HEIGHT, NOR DOES THE COMPONENTS AND CLADDING CHART |
| | INDICATE AT WHAT SQUARE FEET THESE PRESSURES ARE GIVEN? |
| | PRESSURES GIVEN FOR COMPONENTS & CLADDING FOR ROOFING |
| | MATERIALS ARE USUALLY TAKEN FOR 10 SQUARE FEET, WORST |
| | CASE SCENARIO. |
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| | 4) SHEET M7.2 : |
| | 4A) THE ROOF TOP CURB DETAIL SHOWS A STRUCTURAL |
| | CONCRETE ROOF DECK AND THE ANCHORING OF THE CURB WITH |
| | CONCRETE ANCHORS, TAPCONS. SHEET S1.01 DETAILS 1 & 2 |
| | BOTH SHOW A COMPOSITE ROOF DECK. DISCREPANCY IN PLANS. |
| | 107.2.1. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. |
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| | 4B) SHEET M7.2 NOTE # 9 STATES FOR ANCHORING PROVIDE |
| | NUMBER & SIZE OF FASTENERS/ ATTACHMENTS AS RECOMMENDED |
| | BY THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. NO CALCULATIONS WERE |
| | PROVIDED BY THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER FOR THE ROOF TOP |
| | EQUIPMENT. |
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| | 4C) THEE IS A SPECIAL NOTE ON THE PLANS REFERENCING |
| | SECTION 1620 OF THE 2017 FBC-B. THE NOTE REFERENCING TO |
| | CODE SECTION 1620 IS WITHIN THE HIGH VELOCITY HURRICANE |
| | ZONES BROWARD & MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND UN-ENFORCEABLE |
| | ELSEWHERE IN FLORIDA COUNTIES. IF THE DESIGNER WISHES |
| | TO ENFORCE IT THAT IS FINE BUT AS THE BUILDING |
| | DEPARTMENT WE CANNOT REQUIRE ENFORCEMENT. |
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| | 4D) THE ROOF STAND IS IDENTIFIED AS NOA: 17-1218.02. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE THE MIAMI-DADE NOA. THE ROOF TOP A/C |
| | STAND PRODUCT APPROVALS, TO BE REVIEWED BY THE DESIGNER |
| | OF RECORD. PLEASE IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS |
| | CALCULATING THE AREA (SIDE VIEW) OF THE ROOF TOP |
| | COMPRESSORS, CONFIGURATION ON STAND, THE MEAN ROOF |
| | HEIGHT OF THE STAND AND COMPRESSORS, WEIGHT, CIRCLED |
| | THE DESIGN PARAMETERS IN THE TABLES, ANCHORS AND UPLIFT |
| | VERSES MOMENT FOR THE UNIT TO THE STAND AND THE STAND |
| | TO THE ROOF. THE PRODUCT APPROVAL IS TO BE REVIEWED BY |
| | THE DESIGNER OF RECORD, APPROVED BEFORE SUBMISSION TO |
| | THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT |
| | 2017 FBC-B 1604.4 ANALYSIS. LOAD EFFECTS ON STRUCTURAL |
| | MEMBERS AND THEIR CONNECTIONS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY |
| | METHODS OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT |
| | EQUILIBRIUM, GENERAL STABILITY, GEOMETRIC COMPATIBILITY |
| | AND BOTH SHORT- AND LONG-TERM MATERIAL PROPERTIES. |
| | EVERY STRUCTURE SHALL BE DESIGNED TO RESIST THE |
| | OVERTURNING EFFECTS CAUSED BY THE LATERAL FORCES |
| | SPECIFIED IN THIS CHAPTER. SEE SECTION 1609 FOR WIND |
| | LOADS. |
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| | 4E) W. P. B. 107.3.4. PRODUCT APPROVALS. THOSE PRODUCTS |
| | WHICH ARE REGULATED BY FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RULE |
| | 61G20 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE |
| | DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL FOR |
| | JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL. |
| | FL 61G1-23.015 (2) THE ARCHITECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR |
| | SUPERVISING AND REVIEWING ALL PROJECT DATA, REPORTS, |
| | SHOP DRAWINGS ETC.. |
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| | 4F) NOTE # 3. THE CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE WIND LOAD |
| | CALCULATIONS SIGNED & SEALED BY FL. REGISTERED |
| | STRUCTURAL ENGINEER FOR NON-APPROVED CONFIGURATIONS. |
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| | 5) WITH THE ADDITIONAL ROOF TOP EQUIPMENT BEING ADDED |
| | TO THE ROOF HOW WILL ACCESS BE GAINED TO THE EQUIPMENT, |
| | ALL ABOVE 16 FEET ABOVE GRADE? 2017 FBC-M 306.5 |
| | EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES ON ROOFS OR ELEVATED |
| | STRUCTURES. |
| | WHERE EQUIPMENT REQUIRING ACCESS OR APPLIANCES ARE |
| | LOCATED ON AN ELEVATED STRUCTURE OR THE ROOF OF A |
| | BUILDING SUCH THAT PERSONNEL WILL HAVE TO CLIMB HIGHER |
| | THAN 16 FEET (4877 MM) ABOVE GRADE TO ACCESS SUCH |
| | EQUIPMENT OR APPLIANCES, AN INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR MEANS |
| | OF ACCESS SHALL BE PROVIDED. SUCH ACCESS SHALL NOT |
| | REQUIRE CLIMBING OVER OBSTRUCTIONS GREATER THAN 30 |
| | INCHES (762 MM) IN HEIGHT OR WALKING ON ROOFS HAVING A |
| | SLOPE GREATER THAN 4 UNITS VERTICAL IN 12 UNITS |
| | HORIZONTAL (33-PERCENT SLOPE). SUCH ACCESS SHALL NOT |
| | REQUIRE THE USE OF PORTABLE LADDERS. WHERE ACCESS |
| | INVOLVES CLIMBING OVER PARAPET WALLS, THE HEIGHT SHALL |
| | BE MEASURED TO THE TOP OF THE PARAPET WALL. |
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| | 6) SHEET G-004: |
| | 6A) BOTH DETAILS 604.5.1 SIDEWALL GRAB BARS & 604.5.2 |
| | DETAIL REAR WALL GRAB BAR DETAIL DO NOT PROVIDE |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE VERTICAL HEIGHT REQUIREMENT. 2017 |
| | FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE SECTION 609.4 POSITION OF GRAB |
| | BARS. GRAB BARS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN A HORIZONTAL |
| | POSITION, 33 INCHES MINIMUM AND 36 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE |
| | THE FINISH FLOOR MEASURED TO THE TOP OF THE GRIPPING |
| | SURFACE, NOT CENTERLINE. SHEETS A-201 WOMENS RESTROOM & |
| | SHEET A-202 MENS RESTROOM BOTH SHOW THE GRAB BARS |
| | MEASURED TO THE CENTERLINE NOT THE TOP OF THE BAR THE |
| | GRASPING SURFACE. |
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| | 6B) DRINKING FOUNTAIN DETAIL FIG. 602.5 AND SECTION |
| | 502.5 SPOUT LOCATION / HEIGHT DETAIL. THERE ARE NO |
| | DETAILS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH: |
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| | 6B)(1) 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. 211.2 MINIMUM |
| | NUMBER. NO FEWER THAN TWO DRINKING FOUNTAINS SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED. ONE DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL COMPLY WITH 602.1 |
| | THROUGH 602.6 AND ONE DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL COMPLY |
| | WITH 602.7. |
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| | 6B)(2) PROTRUDING OBJECTS 307.2 PROTRUSION LIMITS |
| | 307.2. OBJECTS WITH LEADING EDGES MORE THAN 27 INCHES |
| | AND NOT MORE THAN 80 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR SHALL NOT |
| | PROTRUDE MORE THAN 4 INCHES HORIZONTALLY IN TO THE |
| | CIRCULATION PATH. |
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| | 6B)(3) 60.2 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR SPACE |
| | COMPLYING WITH 305, POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD APPROACH, |
| | AND KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED. |
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| | 7) SHEET LA001 SHOWS THE LOCATION OF THE ACCESSIBLE |
| | SEATING ON THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING. |
| | IN MOST CASES THE ACCESSIBLE SEATING MEETS THE |
| | ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENT OF DISPERSION OF THE |
| | ACCESSIBLE SEATING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BAR 003 |
| | SEATING ON THE EXTERIOR PORTION OF THE BAR. |
| | 226.2 DISPERSION. DINING SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES |
| | REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH 902 SHALL BE DISPERSED |
| | THROUGHOUT THE SPACE OR FACILITY CONTAINING DINING |
| | SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES. |
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| | 7A) 206.2.5 206.2.5 RESTAURANTS AND CAFETERIAS. IN |
| | RESTAURANTS AND CAFETERIAS, AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE SHALL |
| | BE PROVIDED TO ALL DINING AREAS, INCLUDING RAISED OR |
| | SUNKEN DINING AREAS, AND OUTDOOR DINING AREAS. |
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| | 7B) 902.1 .DINING SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH 902.2 AND 902.3. ADVISORY 902.1 GENERAL. |
| | DINING SURFACES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, BARS, |
| | TABLES, LUNCH COUNTERS, AND BOOTHS. |
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| | 8) A TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE ORIGINAL REVIEW |
| | COMMENT NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE REVISION |
| | MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICATION PAGE WHERE |
| | THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL HELP TO EXPEDITE YOUR |
| | PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION. |
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| | A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE PLANS COULD NOT HAPPEN SINCE |
| | THERE WAS A GREAT DEFICIENCY IN PLANS AND REQUIRED |
| | DOCUMENTATION. WITH THE NEXT PLAN REVIEW CYCLE THERE |
| | MAYBE ADDITIONAL REVIEW COMMENTS BECAUSE OF NEW PLANS |
| | AND INFORMATION LACKING UNDER THE PRIOR REVIEW. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE WE ARE WORKING FROM HOME BECAUSE OF COVID |
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| | IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ME, MY CELL NUMBER IS |
| | 561-718-9724. |
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| | JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, SFP, CBO |
| | SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| | BUILDING DIVISION / DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | 401 CLEMATIS ST. WEST PALM BEACH. FL 33402 |
| | TEL: 561-805-6717 |
| | FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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